Harvard students John McCallum and Brooke Nowakowski decided to take the technology used for whipped cream and pseudo-cheese and apply it to cake batter. The result? Just about the easiest way to prepare a cake ever. The accelerant used in the can eliminates the need for a rising agent, such as baking soda or baking powder.

They're calling it
Spray Cake. According to the inventors, the cakes bake in the microwave in under a minute
and they manage to accurately capture the 'mouth feel' of traditionally-made cakes. Let's hear it for human ingenuity!